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Wednesday, 14 April 2021

The Norwegian whaling industry in 1920

An item reported that the Norwegian whaling industry in 1920 consisted of 17 companies, 35 whale catchers, 14 shore stations, 5 floating factories and that the catch consisted of 4,590 whales or 210,659 barrels oil with a value of around 60,000,000 kroners.

Source

Register over Hvalfangsten med opgaver over hvalfangsten, Hvalfangernes Assuranceforening, Sandefjord, 1936.

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